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Johnny Mercer artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR MusicenCopyright 2018 NPR - For Personal Use OnlyNPR API RSS Generator 0.94Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:15:00 -0500https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200Johnny Mercerhttps://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15325616
100 Years Of Johnny Mercer, Pop Poet LaureateHe wrote the words, and sometimes the music, for more than 1,500 songs, among them "Skylark," "Blues in the Night" and "Moon River." He had a few hits himself on Capitol Records — which he started. He was a great American lyricist, and today marks the 100th anniversary of his birth.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:15:00 -0500https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120541054&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=johnnymercer
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120541054&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=johnnymercerHe wrote the words, and sometimes the music, for more than 1,500 songs, among them "Skylark," "Blues in the Night" and "Moon River." He had a few hits himself on Capitol Records — which he started. He was a great American lyricist, and today marks the 100th anniversary of his birth.

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]]>Jeff LundenCelebrating The Johnny Mercer CentennialLyricist and composer Johnny Mercer — born Nov. 18, 1909 — wrote or co-wrote more than 1,000 songs, including American Songbook standards like "Skylark," "That Old Black Magic" and "Come Rain or Come Shine." His Academy Awards tally includes a statue for what's possibly his most famous tune, "Moon River." <em>Fresh Air</em> marks the anniversary of his birth with an in-studio concert starring Rebecca Kilgore and Dave Frishberg.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:04:00 -0500https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120535469&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=johnnymercer
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120535469&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=johnnymercerLyricist and composer Johnny Mercer — born Nov. 18, 1909 — wrote or co-wrote more than 1,000 songs, including American Songbook standards like "Skylark," "That Old Black Magic" and "Come Rain or Come Shine." His Academy Awards tally includes a statue for what's possibly his most famous tune, "Moon River." Fresh Air marks the anniversary of his birth with an in-studio concert starring Rebecca Kilgore and Dave Frishberg.

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]]>Daryl Sherman Pays Tribute To Johnny Mercer On Piano JazzPiano Jazz celebrates the centennial of songwriter and lyricist Johnny Mercer. Pianist-singer and Mercer enthusiast Daryl Sherman brings her sophisticated swing and witty charm to the show for performances of "Too Marvelous for Words" and "Jeepers Creepers." McPartland joins in on one of her favorite Mercer tunes, "Skylark."Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:17:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/2012/05/11/105952486/daryl-sherman-johnny-mercer-in-mind?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=johnnymercer
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Piano Jazz celebrates the centennial of songwriter and lyricist Johnny Mercer. Pianist-singer and Mercer enthusiast Daryl Sherman brings her sophisticated swing and witty charm to the show for performances of "Too Marvelous for Words" and "Jeepers Creepers." McPartland joins in on one of her favorite Mercer tunes, "Skylark."

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]]>David LyonJazz Centennials: Legends At 100Jazz has no shortage of celebrated masters. Every year brings an abundance of new milestones for record labels to celebrate. With that in mind, we present songs by six American jazz musicians who would have become centenarians in 2009, including Lester Young.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:13:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/2009/04/23/103296345/jazz-centennials-legends-at-100?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=johnnymercer
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Jazz has no shortage of celebrated masters. Every year brings an abundance of new milestones for record labels to celebrate. With that in mind, we present songs by six American jazz musicians who would have become centenarians in 2009, including Lester Young.

]]>Josh JacksonJazz in Song: The WordsThe popularity of jazz in its golden age owes much to the great American songbook — to the great lyricists who set poetry to rhythm, and to the interpreters who created their individual takes on those words.Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:00:00 -0500https://www.npr.org/2008/01/09/17929094/jazz-in-song-the-words?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=johnnymercer
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The popularity of jazz in its golden age owes much to the great American songbook — to the great lyricists who set poetry to rhythm, and to the interpreters who created their individual takes on those words.

]]>Dr. John Brings His Own Magic to 'Mercernary'At 65, Dr. John is best known for rhythm and blues and his voodoo charms. In a new album, <em>Mercernary</em>, he's taking Johnny Mercer's pop standards and mixing in his own brand of New Orleans funk.Sat, 17 Jun 2006 13:26:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5493160&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=johnnymercer
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5493160&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=johnnymercerAt 65, Dr. John is best known for rhythm and blues and his voodoo charms. In a new album, Mercernary, he's taking Johnny Mercer's pop standards and mixing in his own brand of New Orleans funk.]]>Johnny Mercer Biographer Philip FuriaHis book, <em>Skylark: The Life and Times of Johnny Mercer,</em> comes out in paperback Dec. 9. Furia documents the life of the legendary lyricist whose songs include <em>Moon River, Come Rain or Come Shine</em> and <em>Skylark.</em> From the 1930s to the 1950s, Mercer dominated the popular song charts. Furia is a professor of creative writing at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He's also written biographies of Irving Berlin and Ira Gershwin.Thu, 25 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0500https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4185811&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=johnnymercer
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4185811&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=johnnymercerHis book, Skylark: The Life and Times of Johnny Mercer, comes out in paperback Dec. 9. Furia documents the life of the legendary lyricist whose songs include Moon River, Come Rain or Come Shine and Skylark. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Mercer dominated the popular song charts. Furia is a professor of creative writing at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He's also written biographies of Irving Berlin and Ira Gershwin.]]>